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Link to Image Titled: Bitting Avenue Bridge
Title/Object Name: Bitting Avenue Bridge
Creator: Frank A. Wesely (?)
Date Original: Circa 1935
Physical Details: 9.5 x 7.5 inches
Description: View looking slightly northeast at bridge over the Little Arkansas River between Twelfth and Thirteenth Streets on Bitting Avenue. The bridge was constructed in 1933 to replace a former, unsafe bridge. It was built with federal relief funds provided by the Civil Works Administration (CWA) during the Great Depression. The tower of Wichita High School North rises over the trees in the distant center background. The shadow of the photographer and his camera blend into the grass and shadows in the near foreground.
Keywords: Bridges, rivers, landscapes, Wichita.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name:
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_S2-18.2.1

Link to Image Titled: Campbell Bridge
Title/Object Name: Campbell Bridge
Creator: Frank A. Wesely (?)
Date Original: Circa 1935
Physical Details: 9.5 x 7.5 inches
Description: View of bridge at Eleventh Street on the Little Arkansas River. Originally identified as Campbell Bridge due to its proximity to the Burton H. Campbell residence on the west side of the river. Funds for construction of the bridge were provided by a New Deal relief program, the Civil Works Administration, during the Great Depression. The shadow of the photographer and his camera on the grass in the foreground may have been a signature of Frank Wesely.
Keywords: Bridges, rivers, landscapes, Wichita.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name:
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_S2-19.2.1

Link to Image Titled: Wichita Livestock Exchange
Title/Object Name: Wichita Livestock Exchange
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: Circa 1935
Physical Details: 8 x 10 inches
Description: Wichita Livestock Exchange Building at 702 East 21st Street. It housed the Farmers Union Livestock Commission, the Union Stockyards National Bank, the Wichita Union Stockyards Company, etc.
Keywords: Wichita, agriculture, business and industry, street scenes, transportation, automobiles.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Photographs
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_D2NE-5.2.1

Link to Image Titled: Derby Oil Refinery
Title/Object Name: Derby Oil Refinery
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: Circa 1935
Physical Details: 4 x 3 inches
Description: Aerial view over northeast Wichita. Looking north from 21st Street. Refinery, 1102 East 21st Street. in foreground. Roundhouse and shops of Missouri Pacific Railroad in background, 100 East 25th Street.
Keywords: Wichita, business and industry, transportation.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photographic Contact Print
Collection Name:
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_A1-33.1.1

Link to Image Titled: Wichita Skyline
Title/Object Name: Wichita Skyline
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: Circa 1935
Physical Details: 3.75 x 2.75 inches
Description: Looking northwest toward downtown Wichita. View of city skyline from the Schweiter farm which was bounded by Lincoln, Harry, Hillside, and the drainage canal.
Keywords: People, landscape, rural, haystacks.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photographic Contact Print
Collection Name:
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_A2-10.1.1

Link to Image Titled: Hotel Lassen
Title/Object Name: Hotel Lassen
Creator: Edgar B. Smith
Date Original: 1936
Physical Details: 9.25 x 7.25 inches
Description: Beauty shop located in the Lassen Hotel.
Keywords: Business and industry, electric hair dryers, electric permanent wave machine, manicure table, Christmas decorations, 1930s, Wichita.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Tihen
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_E5-93.1.1

Link to Image Titled: Hotel Lassen
Title/Object Name: Hotel Lassen
Creator: Edgar B. Smith
Date Original: 1936
Physical Details: 9.25 x 7.25 inches
Description: Barber shop located in the Lassen Hotel.
Keywords: Business and industry, telephones, barber chairs, Christmas decorations, 1930s, Wichita.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Tihen
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_E5-93.1.2

Link to Image Titled: Seneca Street
Title/Object Name: Seneca Street
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: Circa 1936
Physical Details: 9.25 x 7.5 inches
Description: Looking south on north Seneca Street toward intersection of Douglas Avenue. Businesses in view include: Conoco filling station and Texaco filling station (100 block North Seneca), The Palace Block (northeast corner Douglas and Seneca), Wichita Hospital and School for Nurses (1102 West Douglas), Fairchild Hotel (1101½ West Douglas).
Keywords: Business and industry, street scenes, transportation, automobiles, gas pumps, railroad crossing signals, Wichita.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Tihen
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_U22-2.3.1

Link to Image Titled: Buick Automobile and Travel Trailer
Title/Object Name: Buick Automobile and Travel Trailer
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Original: Circa 1936
Physical Details: 3.75 x 2.25 inches
Description: 1936 Buick and its companion trailer parked in front of Butts Motor Company (1520 East Douglas Avenue). The scene suggests that a customer has made a purchase and intends to go on a family trip in the latest style.
Keywords: Business and industry, street scenes, sports and recreation, camping, transportation, Wichita.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photographic Contact Print
Collection Name:
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_T3-32.1.1

Link to Image Titled: Hotel Lassen
Title/Object Name: Hotel Lassen
Creator: Edgar B. Smith
Date Original: 1937
Physical Details: 9.25 x 7.25 inches
Description: Cigar and newsstand located in the Lassen Hotel. The events board posted on the corner column indicates that the Lassen was a popular meeting place for groups and organizations.
Keywords: Business and industry, public events, architecture, spittoon, 1930s, Wichita.
Subject: Wichita (Kan.) -- Pictorial works
Type: Photograph
Collection Name: Tihen
Date Digital: 2003
Identifier: wschm_E5-93.1.4

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